A Poetry Reading with Poet Saddiq Dzukogi
The MSU Libraries National Poetry Month Committee presents A Poetry Reading with Saddiq Dzukogi on April 17, 2024, at 5:30 PM in the Grisham Room, located in Mitchell Memorial Library. A question-and-answer session will follow the reading along with a small reception and the announcement of the 5th Annual Undergrad Poetry Contest Winners.
Saddiq Dzukogi is an Assistant Professor of English here at Mississippi State University. He is the author of Your Crib, My Qibla (University of Nebraska Press, 2021) which was selected as the winner of the 2021 Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry, the co-winner of the 2022 Julie Suk Award, and was a finalist of the Nigeria Prize for Literature. He is also the author of the chapbook Inside the Floor Room which was selected for the APBF New Generation African Poets Chapbook Series. Saddiq’s poetry is featured in several publications including Kenyon Review, Poetry Wales, Cincinnati Review, Oxford Poetry, Gulf Coast, and Prairie Schooner.
To learn more about Saddiq Dzukogi, we recommend reading these articles.
Reflector Article - Saddiq Dzukogi explores identity through poetry
Alumnus Magazine - ‘A Conversation with Myself’
Blind Date with a Book of Poems
Remember to “Check out your blind date before unwrapping your book of poems”
Poetry Steps
This year we highlight Saddiq Dzukogi, a Mississippi State University Professor and Nigerian Poet.
Enter the Library from the drill field and read the lines of poetry as you walk up the steps.
Poem of the Day
